Tomorrow night, New Yorkers will have the chance to see The Replicator in action at The Apple Store Fifth Avenue! Explore the emerging world of 3D printing with MakerBot Industries and see a live product demonstration by CEO and co-founder Bre Pettis.

Space is limited to get there early!

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

8:00 p.m.

767 Fifth Ave.

New York, NY 10153

(212) 336-1440

Check ‘em out! We are extremely proud to have returned from this year’s CES with three awards!

CNET Best of CES 2012 – Best Emerging Tech

From CNET: “The MakerBot Replicator one-ups the Cube 3D with “dualstrusion” technology, meaning it can print objects in multiple colors and materials. Pre-orders available now for $1,999, shipping in 6 weeks.”

Popular Mechanics Editor’s Choice Award

Popular Science Product of the Future

Convinced you need The Replicator? Order yours today!

The first season of MakerBot TV is now available on DVD! Re-visit your favorite episodes and share them with your friends in the comfort of your own living room. As a token of thanks to our community we are sending complimentary copies of the DVDs to the first 100 people who purchase MakerBot Replicators™. Get yours today and keep it awesome!

MakerBot Industries is excited to have been presented with Popular Mechanics’ Achievement Award yesterday at CES! Awards were given to companies with innovative products, and MakerBot shares the honor with the likes of Sony, Samsung, Roku and more!

Come visit MakerBot in South Hall 4, in Booth #36839

Tune in for live CES coverage on Spike!

Tune in to see Bre Pettis and the new Replicator!

Coverage starts at 1:45 PM PT; 4:45 PM ET.

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Are you coming across the MakerBot Replicator for the first time? Are you still trying to wrap your head around how a MakerBot works? Are you trying to explain to a friend what a MakerBot is, but frustrated because they still don’t get it? Well stop being frustrated and confused and WATCH THIS VIDEO! This is where MakerBot CEO and Co-founder Bre Pettis explains it all! See the MakerBot Replicator in action for the first time ever! And be amazed!

Some of you may have noticed that today’s announcement has taken a toll on our store page as well as the main website…thank you for your patience as we knock the bugs out of our data tubes.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 10, 2012 (Brooklyn, NY) – MakerBot Industries is excited to announce the launch of its latest product, The MakerBot Replicator™, which will debut at CES in Las Vegas, NV on Tuesday, January 10th. Available in the MakerBot store for pre-order today!

The MakerBot Replicator™ is the ultimate personal 3D printer, with MakerBot Dualstrusion™ (2-color printing) and a bigger printing footprint, giving you the superpower to print things BIG! Assembled in Brooklyn by skilled technicians, the MakerBot Replicator™ is ready within minutes to start printing right out of the box. Starting at $1749, The MakerBot Replicator™ is an affordable, open source 3D printer that is compact enough to sit on your desktop. Want to print in two colors? Choose the Dualstrusion™ option!

With a build envelope that’s roughly the size of a loaf of bread, The MakerBot Replicator™ gives you the power to go big. Make an entire chess set with the press of a button. Friends, classmates, co-workers, and family will see the things you make and say “Wow!”

The MakerBot Replicator™ creates anything you can imagine with the new MakerBot Stepstruder™ MK8, the extruder is the part of the machine that turns raw feedstock, like ABS (what Lego® is made of) or PLA (a biodegradable material made from corn), into the objects you desire. You can order your MakerBot Replicator™ with single or dual MakerBot Stepstruders on it. By choosing the dual extrusion option, you’ll print with two different colors at the same time. MakerBot Dualstrusion™ unlocks the ability to make beautiful combinations of colors and opens the door to experimenting with with multi-material objects.

The MakerBot Replicator™ is ideal for personalized manufacturing, providing a new way to make the things you want and need. It is also an essential tool for children and students; parents and educators with a MakerBot Replicator™ offer the next generation an opportunity to learn the digital designing skills required to solve the problems of the future. Students with access to a MakerBot have an edge in the future job market. Just like the youth of the 1980’s, who had access to computers, children with access to a MakerBot Replicator™ will become the leaders who make a better tomorrow.

The MakerBot Replicator™ is the tool from tomorrow, today. In the two years since the company was founded, the capabilities of a MakerBot have grown from printing cupcake-sized objects in 2009 to printing things as large as an entire loaf of bread today on on the MakerBot Replicator™. MakerBot Industries continues to demonstrate its dedication to putting the tools of creativity into the hands of the those brilliant and bold enough to bring their imagination into the physical world.

Press Kit: View and download photos of The MakerBot Replicator™

View product specs and pre-order your MakerBot Replicator™ today!

It’s 20 years in the future and you’re on a tour at MakerBot Industries HQ.

You really shouldn’t have wandered away from your tour guide. The gleam of glass in a deserted room caught your eye for just a moment… but with that mob of chattering tourists out of sight, the MakerBot facility doesn’t seem quite as friendly as it did a moment ago.

Servos hiss behind you — but that’s not the guidebot’s cheery mask looming out of the shadows. It’s a security bot! You’re in trouble now. You duck into the laboratory. Or is it a showroom? Test chamber? You pull the door shut; hopefully you can hide out until the robot has passed.

MakerBot is proud to launch our next product with a text adventure entitled “Key Features” created by Andrew Plotkin. Text adventures, also known as interactive fiction, have been around since the early days of computing.  In this adventure, when you enter the room you’ll find objects that will help you solve a mystery.

But there’s something innovative and special about this text adventure that’s never been done before! In the game when you pick up an object, like a key, you’ll get a link to Thingiverse.com where you can download the design file and make it on your MakerBot! In the past you’ve had to check your inventory list to know what you’ve got. In this game you can just look in your actual pocket to see the parts you’ve created with the MakerBot.

Only those who can make their way through this adventure will have the hint to what MakerBot will be announcing at CES!

Start playing now!